Entry
  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Noun

    useless messenger; doing only as one is told; fool's errand

    Idiomatic expression

    子供の使いじゃあるまいし、もうちょいとまともな交渉してくれんかね。
    What are you, just an errand boy? Start thinking for yourself and give me something serious to work with.
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Characters in this word

3
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac

Kun
-こ
On
Strokes
3
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N5
Frequency
72 of 2500
Radical
child
WaniKani
Level 2

Built from

Used in names as

ねっ

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
4-3-1, 4-2-1SKIP code
2c0.1The Kanji Dictionary
1740.7Four corner code
3547deroo
5b50Unicode hex code
1-27-50JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1264Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1281New Nelson (John Haig)
3390New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4196Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2125Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2872Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
95Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
99Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
56A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
38Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
61Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
6930Morohashi
25A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
103Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
103Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
31sakade
43Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
40henshall3
18Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
42crowley
69Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.18busy_people
455Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
96Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zi3, zi2, zi5Pinyin reading
jaKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
2WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

submit, offer, present, serve (meal), accompany

Kun
そな.えるとも-ども
On
キョウクウ
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 6
JLPT
N3
Frequency
313 of 2500
Radical
person
WaniKani
Level 24

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-2-6SKIP code
2a6.13The Kanji Dictionary
2428.1Four corner code
2161deroo
4f9bUnicode hex code
1-22-01JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
431Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
195New Nelson (John Haig)
88New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
98Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
66Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
70Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1796Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1935Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
456A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
555Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
694Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
605Morohashi
839A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
197Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
197Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
760sakade
315Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
850henshall3
861Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
340crowley
418Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
88Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1813Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
gong1, gong4Pinyin reading
gongKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
24WaniKani level
使
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

use, send on a mission, order, messenger, envoy, ambassador, cause

Kun
つか.うつか.い-つか.い-づか.い
On
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N4
Frequency
219 of 2500
Radical
person
WaniKani
Level 9

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
1-2-6SKIP code
2a6.2The Kanji Dictionary
2520.6Four corner code
2166deroo
4f7fUnicode hex code
1-27-40JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
432Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
196New Nelson (John Haig)
90New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
100Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
68Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
72Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
990Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1065Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
226A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
556Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
210Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
573Morohashi
287A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
331Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
331Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
224sakade
117Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
303henshall3
298Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
239crowley
199Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.3busy_people
89Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
999Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shi3, shi4Pinyin reading
saKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
9WaniKani level